MCSO: Woman charged with DWI with child passengers

Published 7:45 pm, Tuesday, March 11, 2014

A Midland woman, who had been drinking, drove away from a funeral Sunday with three children in the back seat, according to court documents.

Mary Mayo Knebel, 33, was arrested Sunday and held on a $25,000 bond for a state jail felony charge of driving while intoxicated with a child passenger under 15 years of age. She posted bond and was released on Tuesday.

A Midland County deputy was traveling eastbound on West County Road 120 at about 10:15 p.m. Sunday when he saw a westbound pickup nearly leave the roadway.

The pickup came to a stop as the deputy approached the vehicle, and the driver, Knebel, apologized for her driving. She was intoxicated and said she was coming from a funeral. The deputy said he saw two open beer cans in the front seat cup holders.

There were three children, all under the age of 10, in the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop, according to the arrest affidavit.

The affidavit does not state what happened to the children following Knebel’s arrest.